Window screen



July 24, 1923- 1.463.121

I G. W. JOHNSTON WINDOW SCREEN 1 Filed April 18, 1922 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 G. W. JOHNSTON July 24, 1923- WINDOW SCREEN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filgd April 18, 1922 Patented July 24:, 1923.

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GEORGE w. JOHNSTON, or wasnrneron, :oIs'ra-Io'r or COLUMBIA.

WINDOW SCREEN.

Application filed Apr-11 18, 1922. seri l ire-559.311. I

To all wlzom i may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the-United States, residing at ll ashington, in the District of Columbia,

have invented certain new and useful Im-- Drovements in lVindow Screenspof which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window screens, and more particularly. to that type in which the screen is adapted to be stored in a pocket arranged in the wall adjacent the window frame.

The Ob]6Ct of my lnvention is to so arrange a pocket window screen lnstallation of the above type, in which the screen may be concealed or stored in the wall adjacent the window frame whennot in use, and which can readily be removed from the pocket to a position to cover a window opening.

A further object is to construct a window screen in such a manner that the lower rail thereof,,when the screen in its unused or -stored position, forms a closure for the turbing the pocket or guides therein. I

Other objects of this invention will be made manifest in the following specification when considered in connection with the ac companying drawlngs, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window" r I I reception of the guiderails 1d,] The down" wardly extending portion of. the follower is preferably rounded to fitYthe"similarly; roundedv upper edgeof'the upper screen rail.

frame with my invention applied thereto;

Fi /2 is a vertical sectional'viewon-line;

9P2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectlonal view. showing the screen stored 1n the pocket;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of the follower;

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the friction devices for retaining the screen in position upon the window frame; and

Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of the pull' ng slidably mounted therein upper and wer sashes 2"and 8 respectively? Secured in the-walla above the window frame is a'poclzet 5'provided with an open ing G-at its lower end, this opening being of less width than thepoc'ket. Arranged in the wall above the pocket is a lintel 7, andjust above the window frame on either side of the pocket 5- are lintels Sand 9; Adapted to be received in the pocket 5 is a vertically sliding screen 10, consisting ,Ofa substantially rectangular frame, the lower rail thereof being practically the same width as the openingt of the pocket '5' and adapted to close the same when the screen is in its upper position. The side rails 11 of the screen are grooved as zit-12, for the reception of the projecting portion 13'Of the T-shaped screen guide' rails 14. These guiderailsM are arranged" at .either side of the window frame in alignment, with the opening 6 of the pocket, and extend into the pocket to thetop thereof; Secured within the grooves 12 are suitable friction devicesconsisting of" a bowed sprlng port1on15 provided centrally thereof with outw'ardlyfprojecting flanges 16, forming a channel tov engage the project ing portions 13. These devices serve tohold the screen guides;

screen is a follower.l7,consisting preferably of a substantially T-shap'ed member e'xtia-lly the same width as the pocket, and the,

in anydesired position'gupon the Arranged within thefpocket above the,

downwardly extending portion of theflfol lower is substantially I the same width as the opening 5 of thepocket The out'ergends "of the follower aregroovedas at 1'8 forfthe As disclosed inFig; 2 when thefscreen' is in. its lowered pos'ltlon; the follower 17 serves to'close theopening 6 of the pockentherebv excluding birds. insects and. theflike The follower is retained withinthe' pocket fwhen the screen is removed therefrom, bymeans of the flanges 19 on the lower edges of the pocket. In this position the downwardly extending portion of the follower forms a beading for theupper railof the upper sash. 7

One or both of the vertical guide rails 14 may, lee-formed. in sectionsin order that a section of the guide may be removed to facilltate the removal of the screen from the window frame for repalrs. This will enable the removal of the screen without dis turbing the guide rails which are secured in the pocket.

A casing is embedded in the lower rail of the screen frame and has'pivoted thereto a pull-ring 21. The pull-ring 21 is provided vith a rectangular portion 22againstwhich a spring 23, stamped. from. the casing, is

adapted to bear for t-he purpose of hold .ing the pull-ring in a position within the casing or extended for use. I

From the foregoing it willloeseen that the screen can bestored within. the pocket 5, ordrawn from the pocket to cover the window opening when either of the sashes are in open-position.

It willbe clear from the drawings that the guide rails 14 form the outer heads for the upper sash and thereby permit the upper sash and screen 10 to be held in close I t ontact.

' Toassist in raising the screen to its upper position I have provided handles 22., These dew, vertical guide membersextending into. the pocket, afscreen adapted to slide upon handles are secured to the upper surface offailure to mention alternative structures during the description. While this invention is shown applied to a window frame mounted in a brick wall it is to be understood that the invention may be used equally in wood tile and other buildings.

1 claim as my lIlvelllilOl'lb l. A storage receptacle for window s reens comprising apocltet arranged adj acent a window and gravity operated means .1301" closing the pocket when the same is wholly extended wlthout said receptacle,v

said means also forming a seal at tieupper edge of the screen'whenthe same is in any of its intermediate positions.

2A receptacle for window screens co1nprising a pocket. arranged -ad acent a WlIl:

the guides into and from said pocket, and

I a follower adapted toslide-upon the guides within the pocket and adapted to close the pocketwhen the screen is wholly removed from said pocket and also form a seal at the upper edge of the screen when the same is in any of its intermediate positions.

3. A storage receptacle for window screens comprising a pocket arranged adjacent a Window, a screen adapted to be moved into said pocket and to be either partially or Wholly removed therefrom, and means contained within the pocket and cooperating therewith for closing the same when the screen is entirely removed therefrom, said means also forming a seal at the upper edge of the screen when the same is in any of its intermediatepositions. i 4:. In a building structure including a wall and opening therethrough, the combination with a closure for said opening, of a recess formed in said'wall in a plane parallel to said closure, a screen adapted to slide entirely within said recess, and be extended therefrom to cover any portion of said opening, and astop-memher controlled by the movements of the screen for simultaneously sealing the outer end of said recess and the upper edge of the closure when said screen is wholly extended from said recess.

5. In a building structure including a wall and opening therethrough, the combination with. a closure for said opening, of a recess formed in said wall in a plane parallel to said closure, a screen adapted to slide entirely within said recess, and be extended therefrom to cover any portion of said opening, the lower edge of said screen, when the same is completely enclosed within the recess, forming a seal for the outer end of the recess and the upper edge of the closure. i

6. In a building structure including a wall and a window opening therethro'ugh, the combination with 7 upper and lower sashes for said opening, of a recess formed in said wall in a planeparallel to said sashes, a screen adapted to slide within and be extended from said recess to cover any portion of said opening, the lower edge of said screen :forming a seal for the. outer end of the recess and the upper edge of the upper sash when thescreen is completely enclosed within the recess, and stop-member controlled the movement of the screen'for simultaneously sealing the outerend of said recess and the upper edge of the upper sash when said screen is Wholly extended from said recess. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ononon W. Jorrnsron.

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